Western appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1885-18??, 1887-04-16
SPIRIT OF THE NEWS.
The German press warmly approves
of the new Italian Cabinet.

of the new Italian Cabinet.
Neither wine, ale, porter, nor brandy
has ever been manufactured is Japan.
Twents-fve Mormon women are at
work as missionaries in east Tennessee.
There are said to be over 100000
opium consumers in the United States.
The gross recei pts of the Bernhardt
engagement in New York amounted tc
$6O.120.
A lover of statistics has calculated
that $4,000 stitches are required for a
hand-sewed shirt.
Over 800 indictments were foundry
the special grand jury against the Cook
County, ILL.,, boodlers.
The New York Legislature has ap-
propriated 100000 for the improve
ment of the Erie Canal.
Five negroes, accused ofhaving MUIR
dered boy, were lynched by mob at
Yorkville, S. c., April 6.
Woodite is new material, said to
be noninhammable, impervious to
water, and as elastic as rubber.
Herr Krupp is going to start first
class daily newspaper at Essen for the
use Of his 10000 workmen.
The American flag, 50 far as Chicago
is concerned, has still the usual amount
OF blue and white in its makeup.
loads are an article of merchan-
disc in Paris, being kept in tubs ant.
sold at the rate of two francs a dozen.-
John D. and William Rockefeller
have Standard oiled the wheel of the
Tabernacle Baptist Church in New
York with gift of $4,000.
April 9th every town in Bulgaria
sent congratulations to Prince Alexan-
der of Battenberg, it being his 3Oth
birthday.
The monument of the late SCHUYLER
ColfaX, to be erected atIndianapolis by
the Odd-FelloWs of Indiana, will be I'M
yelled May Is with elaborote ceremon-
les.
1.-THE new Director of Public Safety of
Philadelphia has notified the police
that they will be held strictly RESPONSE
BILE for the enforcement of the gambling,
prize-fighting, and Sunday liquor-sell-
ing laws.
The young Count Andrassy acted as
second for Lieutenant Wharman in Il
duel he recently fought at Pesth with
Count Andor Szechenyl. A bullet
BASED through the latter's chest and
he is not expected to live.
Mrs. Thomas A. Hendricks denies
that she has any intention of writing
q biography Of the late Vice-President.
She is however, engaged in classify
ing and arranging the mass of memo
randa left by him, which will doubtless
be valuable for reference in the
future. -, ="
= Mr. Moses Bauer of New York last
Sunday celebrated his Tooth birthday
anniversary. Mr. Bauer boasts that he
drank beer for -ninety-nine years, but
on this occasion he treated his friends
to wine bottled on the banks of the
Rhine just 100 years ago.
The Duke of Argyle, father of the
Marquis of Lorne and Lord Colin Camp
bell, is a small man, with big head
and the face of a mud-carter. He has
a mass Of bushy white hair, his shirt is
always frayed at the collar he invaribly
wears rusty frock coat, and trousers
five inches to short. :. $500.
Col. w. Fl. Martin. who will succeed
Senator-elect Reagan in the House, is
as tall and thin as a rail He wears
long hair and has tuft on his chin.
and mustache. His voice is loud
and his gestures are aWkward: His
trousers never fit him and he wears a
butternut-colored shirt.
MIR. Story's idea of a Grant monu
ment, which he has shaped into a clay
model and sent to New York, is a base
of mausoleum form, surmounted bv a
dome and statue of Grant, with the
figure of Victory in front over the
entrance and a frieze on the sides illus
.trating events of the war =
Miss Nellie Whiteside, very pretty
girl of Is, joined the Salvation ARMY
recently at Raleigh, N. c., and discov-
cred that under her contract absolute
obedience to any orders Of her srperiors
was required. Miss Whitesides refused
to marry one of the Salvationists, and
was then told that she would be arrest
ed for violation of the contract. She
called on the police for protection.
Jeff Davis, close on his 8Oth birthday,
still journeys out:into the brambles neal
his home at. Beauvoir,> Miss,
on the gulf. and shoots an
occasional rabbit for sports
sake. He treated himself to a new shot
gun a month or so ago, and seemed to
to think it was rather a good joke when
one of his visitors asked whether he was
contemplating startiug out upon new
War..:.:,,;. T.. % :...,r
The. Rev. DR.. Talmage, who has lust
returned to Brooklyn from his -Western
tour, said in a late sermon to his con-
gregation: = Il have never seen such
signs Of life in business would cali If
q boom if [ did not dislike the word.
The men who took Horace Greeley,s
advice We're right, i would give the
same advice today; nay, I would 90
myself it any Necessity was laid upan
me, as told some of the western pee
ple.'' :..# -: ~ -: =
r. A correspondent, who had No.,
sonal interview with Mr.. +, 4la ; r.
last Saturday at his cp;ontrv bonle
seven miles from = Lo.Idon.,. savs noA ssT
, : MN returning from a walk
along country road. nesfdta I h;s